The Indonesian protest collection CEMA 191

Mari Khasmanyan and Natalia Gonzalez, 2018.

UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara 93106-9010

special@library.ucsb.edu

URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections

Title: The Indonesian protest collection

Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 191

Physical Description: .209 Linear Feet (one half-size document box)

Date: ca. 1945

Abstract: In one half-size document box, this small collection consists of an informational flyer from ca. 1945 that calls on American recognition of a free Indonesian Republic. The flyer and political cartoon describes situations of political unrest for Indonesians both abroad and in America. It includes information on detained Indonesians in San Francisco, those in Indonesia facing repression from Japanese forces, and slavery practiced by the Dutch in Indonesia. The flyer was originally produced by the American Committee for a Free Indonesia in Los Angeles, California and was mailed to Buffalo, New York.

Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library

Language of Material: This collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], The Indonesian protest collection, CEMA 191. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased, 2018.

Processing Information

Processed by Mari Khasmanyan and Natalia Gonzalez, 2018.

Scope and Contents

In one half-size document box, this small collection consists of an informational flyer from ca. 1945 that calls on American recognition of a free Indonesian Republic. The flyer and political cartoon describes situations of political unrest for Indonesians both abroad and in America. It includes information on detained Indonesians in San Francisco, those in Indonesia facing repression from Japanese forces, and slavery practiced by the Dutch in Indonesia. The flyer was originally produced by the American Committee for a Free Indonesia in Los Angeles, California and was mailed to Buffalo, New York.

box 1, folder 1

American Committee for a Free Indonesia, informational flyer ca. 1945

General

Informational flyer providing an update on the political unrest in Indonesia. Flyer includes information on detained Indonesians in San Francisco, those in Indonesia facing repression from Japanese forces, and slavery practiced by the Dutch in Indonesia. This flyer was produced by the American Committee for a Free Indonesia and sent to the editor of N.B. Rover.